(a) Every employer shall furnish the Insurance Commissioner, upon request, all information required by him or her to carry out the purposes of this chapter. Every employer shall have a continuous and ongoing duty to maintain current information about its activities, risks, and rates regarding workers compensation coverage. The Insurance Commissioner may examine under oath any employer or officer, agent, or employee of any employer.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other statute to the contrary, specifically, but not exclusively, 11-10-5, 11-10-5b, and 21A-10-11 of this code, the Insurance Commissioner may receive the following information:
(1) Upon written request to the State Tax Commissioner: The names, addresses, places of business, and other identifying information of all businesses receiving a business franchise registration certificate and the dates thereof; and the names and social security numbers or other tax identification numbers of the businesses and of the businesses workers and employees, if otherwise collected, and the quarterly or other applicable reporting period and annual gross wages or other compensation paid to the workers and employees of businesses reported pursuant to the requirement of withholding of tax on income.